A Beautiful Character

Ya Muqallibal-qulub, thabbit qalbi ‘ala dinik

O Turner of hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min munkarāti-l-akhlāq, wa-l-aʿmāl, wa-l-ahwā’.

O Allah, I seek Your protection from evil character, evil actions and evil desires.

Allāhumma innī as’aluka ḥubbak, wa ḥubba man yuḥibbuk, wal-ʿamala lladhī yuballighunī ḥubbak. Allāhummajʿal ḥubbaka aḥabba ilayya min nafsī wa ahli wa minal-mā’i l-bārid.

“O Allah, I ask You for Your love, and the love of those who love You, and for the deeds that will cause me to attain Your love. O Allah, make Your love more beloved to me than myself, my family, and cold water.”

Allahumma aslih li dini alladhi huwa ‘ismatu amri, wa aslih li dunyaya allati fiha ma‘ashi, wa aslih li akhirati allati fiha ma‘adi, waj‘alil-hayata ziyadatan li fi kulli khayr, waj‘alil-mawta rahatan li min kulli sharr

O Allah, set right my religion, which safeguards my affairs; set right my worldly life, where my livelihood is; set right my Hereafter, where I will return; make life an increase in every good, and death a relief from every evil.

Allahumma ati nafsi taqwaha wa zakkihā anta khayru man zakkāhā anta waliyyuha wa mawlahā

O Allah, grant my soul its taqwa and purify it; You are the best to purify it, and You are its Guardian and Master.

Allāhumma Rabba Jabrā’īla wa Mīkā’īla wa Rabba Isrāfīl, aʿūdhu bika min ḥarri-n-Nār, wa min ʿadhābil-qabr.

O Allah, Lord of Jabrā’īl and Mīkā’īl, and the Lord of Isrāfīl, I seek Your protection from the heat of the Hell-fire and from the punishment of the grave.